We aren't in Rhode Island, or even South Carolina.You will actually get more business, and better business, by building relationships with LOs in other states.

Even if they accept it, you run the risk of starting off with a bad relationship that will bite you later.Get rid of them and start fresh with new renters.No offense to the BP podcast guest, but building a binder with comparable rentals and then asking your tenants what they're willing to pay is a complete waste of time.

Listening to various podcasts, one of which is BP Podcast 356 with Joe Asamoah, that talked about landlord and tenant relationships got me thinking.

Relationships are arguably the most powerful investment you can make when you're starting out!

I'm using Kennebec Savings for lending and Farm Family for insurance mostly because of prior relationships but they've both been excellent to work with.Thanks,Mike 

A lot of principles in those genres will relate to real estate; much of real estate is about business and relationships.

Since real estate is all about relationships, start attending local REI meetups if you haven't already.

Both to learn from them, see what is involved in doing something I may think is easy and most importantly to build a relationship with them. 

Well, that was my thought right after I posted this and realized that building relationships is something I need to work on.

@Thomas Smith, I would make the relationship simpler because it really isn't a partnership.